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The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again
Virtual MAYou may know them as the Two Nerdy History Girls – authors Loretta Chase and Susan Holloway Scott, the originators of the infamous blog by that name. Tonight, the Medford …
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Lizzie Borden & John Best: Knowlton’s Trials that Gripped Boston
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum begins its 2024 program season with "Lizzie Borden & John Best: Knowlton’s Trials That Gripped Boston’s South and North Shores," featuring speakers Douglas Heath …
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And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents a staged reading of "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank," one of several …
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The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents local historian Dee Morris with the Black History Month program, "The Power of Truth: Early Diversity in a Medford Neighborhood." Morris will introduce …
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The Souls of Womenfolk: A Conversation with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters invites you to a special Black History Month book talk with historian and author Alexis Wells- Oghoghomeh. Her 2021 book "The Souls of Womenfolk: …
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Time’s Echo: On Art and Memory with Jeremy Eichler
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University welcomes author and critic Jeremy Eichler for a program on his recent book, "Times Echo: The Second World War, The Holocaust, and the Music of Remembance. Eichler, chief …
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Blood Bible: An American History
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society New England Chapter presents the program, "Blood Bible: An American History," with featured speaker DaMaris B. Hill. A poet and creative scholar, Hill is …
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Mary Cassatt and the Women Impressionists
Virtual MAThe Medford Public Library is partnering with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts University to co-host the virtual presentation "Mary Cassatt and the Women Impressionists" by Jane Oneall. Oneall is an art historian and the president of Culturally Curious, an art education company. Register through the library's online calendar.
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Patriots’ Day Celebration
Medford Square Riverside Avenue, Medford, MAThe City of Medford invites you to Medford Square for the annual Patriots’ Day celebration. Events begin at 10 a.m. at the Salem Street Burying Ground next to Riverside Plaza …
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History of Nintendo Playable Museum
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library invites you to visit a playable Nintendo museum for all ages. Players will learn about how Nintendo started and see how the iconic console evolved to where …
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